Hiram leroy joslin



(No Model.) 7 H. L. JOSLIN.

FISHING REEL.

No. 321,900. Patented July "7, 1885".

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PATENT HIRAM LEROY JOSLIN, OF MANKATO, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE A. CLARK, OF SAME PLACE.

FISHING-REEL.

CPEQIF'ICIITION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,900, dated July 7, 1885.

Application filed June 16, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom if may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM LEROY JOSLIN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Mankato, in the county of Blue- Earth and State of 5 Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Fishing-Reel, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to fishing-reels, and

[ more particularly to devices for automatically winding thesame upon the reel; and it has for its object to provide devices of this character which shall be simple in their construction and effective in their operation; to provide an 1 improved brake or stop, whereby the line may be held at any desired point, and, further, to provide a reel for winding the cord upon, the body of which shall be constructed of one piece of metal, thereby enabling me to produce a reel at the minimum cost.

\Vith these ends in View the invention consists in the improved construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved reel, the same being shown attached to a sufficient portion of a rod to illustrate its application. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the casing carrying the winding 0 mechanism, one of the sides being removed.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section. Fig. 4 is a detail view ofthe brake. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the reel, and Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the pinion-shaft and the sleeve of the reel.

In the accompanying drawings, in. which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures, A represents a portion of a pole, and B represents a casing,

which may be of any suitable form, said casing being provided with clips a for its attachment to the pole. At about the center of the casing, and bearing in the sides thereof, is a shaft, 0, to which is secured one end of a coil 5 spring, D, the other end being secured to the inner side of the casing. Rigidly mounted upon said shaft 0 is acog-wheel, E.

F represents a shaft, which is mounted at the upper end of the casing and passing therewheel and windsthe spring.

through. Upon this shaft, within the casing, 0 is mountedapinion-wheel, b, which is adapted to mesh with the cog-wheel E. The shaft F is provided outside of the casing but adjacent thereto with a pin or nib, 0.

G represents the reel, which is provided on 5 5 its inner side with a sleeve, (1, having a slot, 6, said sleeve fitting upon the shaft F, and the slot engaging with the pin or nib thereon, by which construction it will be seen that all liability of the reel to slip upon said shaft with-- do out turning the same is avoided. The reel is held in place upon said shaft by means of a nut, f, which engages the screw-threaded end thereof. The body G of this reel, as before mentioned, is constructed of a single piece of 6 5 metal, a disk or plate being cut out to form a series of arms, 9, which are curved out-ward, as shown, one arm curving in one direction and the adjacent arm in the opposite direction, so that loops or eyes h are formed. The ends of these arms do not meet. However, sufficient space is left for the ready passage of the line between them. The arms on each side are connected by a wire or band, which forms guides for the passage of the line and prevents the same 7 5 from slipping off. At the lower end of the easing are provided two downwardly-projecting lugs, 11, between which is pivoted a stop lever or catch, j, the same having on its forward end, upon the under side thereof, two or more teeth, 70. A hole or opening, Z, is formed in the side of the casing, and when the line has been reeled off and it is desired to retain the same from winding upon the reel, the stoplever is pushed down and engages one or more 8 of the teeth on the cog-wheel, and thus prevents it from winding the line. Said catch-lever is held in place upon the shaft by means of a coilspring, on. v

In operation, as much of the line is reeled off as is desired. The unwinding of the cord turns the pinion-shaft, which meshes with the gear- The catch-lever is pressed into engagement with the cog-wheel and prevents the same from winding the cord. 5 When a fish has been hooked, he unwinds the cord, and in so doing turns the gear-wheel and tightens the spring, so that when there is any slack the same may be taken up automatically.

I prefer to employ a guide for the line of the construction shown, consisting of a rod having a looped end, said rod being secured to the casing adjacent to the reel.

It will be seen from the above description that my improvement is simple in its construction and may be manufactured and supplied at a comparatively slight cost. It will be further seen that the operation is simple yet thoroughly effective.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a fishing-reel, the combination, with a suitable casing, of a gear-wheel mounted on a shaft within said casing, a coil-spring secured to the inner side of said casing and to the gear-wheel shaft, a pinion adapted to mesh with said gear-wheel, a nib or pin 011 the pinion-shaft, a reel provided with a slot to receive said pin, whereby itis made to turn therewith, and a brake adapted to bear with its end upon the said gearwhee], substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the spring-actuated gear-wheel, of a brake pivoted to the side of the casing, and provided with one or more teeth, said brake or catch lever extending through an opening in the side of the casing, a coil-spring mounted on the shaft upon which said brake is pivoted, and a reel, substantially as set forth.

3. A fishing-reel the body portion Gofwhidi is constructed of a single piece of metal, and arms bent outwardly from opposite sides to form guides for the passage of the line, substantially as set forth.

4. Afishing-reel the body portion G'of which is constructed of a single piece of metal, and arms bent outwardly from opposite sides to form guides for the passage of the line, and wire bands secured to and encircling said arms, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HIRAH LEROY JOSLIN.

XVitnesses:

GEORGE A. CLARKE, S. W. BURGESS. 

